Bartiromo: "I find that kind of stuff so exciting. I find it so sexy.â

Having weathered the Citigroup storm, Ms. Bartiromo said, she is free to pursue the thing she most loves to do: talk to business people about what is about to move the market.

âI love this thing now called sovereign funds,â she said, meaning the large pools of capital amassed by governments in Asia and the Middle East, and managed by groups like Cutter Associates, an international investment firm. âI had the head of Cutter on and he said: âLook, we have $60 billion we want to put to work.â I find that kind of stuff so exciting. I find it so sexy.â